New York Amendment 7, State Park Land Amendment (1973)
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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New York Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in New York on November 6, 1973. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for an increase in the size of land in the Adirondack and Catskill parks. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for an increase in the size of land in the Adirondack and Catskill parks. |
Election results
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New York Amendment 7 |
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1,751,102 | 57.68% | ||
| No | 1,284,585 | 42.32% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the proposed amendment to subdivision two of section three of article fourteen of the Constitution in relation to increasing the size of parcels of forest preserve land, outside of the Adirondack and Catskill parks, which the legislature may dedicate for the practice of forest or wildlife conservation or authorize the use thereof for public recreational or other state purposes for the sale, exchange or other purposes or the sale, exchange or other disposition thereof, from not more than ten contiguous acres entirely separated from any other portion of the forest preserve to not more than one hundred contiguous acres so separated, be approved? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the New York Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the New York State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 126 votes in the New York State Assembly and 32 votes in the New York State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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